plural noun
Problems, duties, or worries that are hard to deal with.
The family's financial burdens grew after the illness.
Many people carry emotional burdens in silence.
American English
How to pronounce burdens
noun · verbB2Common word
BERdnz
/ˈbɚ.ɾn̩z/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of burden
Problems, duties, or worries that are hard to deal with.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
Heavy things that people carry.
The workers lifted their burdens onto the truck.
The donkeys carried heavy burdens across the mountain.
third-person singular verb
It gives someone a difficult problem, duty, or worry to deal with.
The extra paperwork burdens small businesses.
Debt burdens many young families.
Useful expressions
To accept and deal with a difficult responsibility.
She shouldered the burden of running the company alone.